Myoclonic Seizures and Lactic Acidemia in a Term Newborn Born with No History of Asphyxia

We here report an unusual case of a term neonate who presented with myoclonic seizures and lactic acidemia at 30 hours of life, who was later on diagnosed as a case of pyridoxine dependant epilepsy. Pyridoxine dependant epilepsy is one of the rare but easily treatable causes of refractory neonatal s...

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Main Authors: Sushil Choudhary, Viraraghavan Vadakkencherry Ramaswamy, Sushma Nangia, Arvind Saili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11223/31090_F(SHU)_PF1(NB_P)_PFA(MJ_AnG)_PB(MLS_MJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdf